Friday, 22 September, 2017
The Camden area is undergoing massive change as its population booms. MIA IORFINO asked local residents, business people as well as Camden Council about the challenges of such a rapid rate of growth. For almost its entire existence Camden was a quiet country town where most people knew each otherRead more »
At about the same time he started thinking about how to celebrate his approaching 40th birthday, Ingleburn father of two Bee Ryan became conscious of the devastating impact cancer was having in his circle of friends. “I had a friend diagnosed with tongue cancer, then literally two days later foundRead more »
Campbelltown City Kangaroos coach Liam Fulton knows his team will have their hands full when they take on Thirlmere Roosters in the 2017 Group Six grand final tonight. The Wests Tigers premiership winner says that with some former NRL players in their ranks, the Roosters will be a formidable opponent.Read more »
It was obvious on the day that it opened almost 12 months ago that Alkalizer café was different. The food was tasty and nutritious but it was also presented with both panache and a sense of fun. Sweets to die for, refreshing teas to suit every taste and the coffeeRead more »
Some of South West Sydney’s oldest native woodland – trees more than 500 years old – has been restored. Thanks to a collaborative campaign focused on protecting the Cumberland Plain these giants at Menangle will live on for a few more hundreds of years. Some of them are almost twoRead more »
In South West Sydney in any one year more than 102,000 people, out of a population of more than 922,000, aged between 15 and 85, will have an anxiety disorder and 142,427 will have a common mental health disorder. Another 3,560 people will have a psychotic disorder. To try toRead more »
Two local MPs who are part of the Berejiklian Government have jointly announced that South West Sydney is about to gain “a much-needed boost through increasing weekly train services by 92 percent at some stations’’. Chris Patterson, the State Member for Camden and Melanie Gibbons, the State Member for Holsworthy,Read more »
Paul Nunnari is our very own local hero. Once a year for the past decade he has been climbing in his chariot – some will say it’s a sport wheelchair – and push his way to several locals schools to raise awareness of the 24 Hour Fight Against Cancer Macarthur.Read more »
A local MP fighting to keep Hurlstone Agricultural High School in Campbelltown says its famous annual Country Fair is also doomed under the State Government plans. Anoulack Chanthivong, the state member for Macquarie Fields, says the Country Fair is an annual tradition that has been bringing a touch of theRead more »
Access to aged care emerged as a major issue of concern for local senior citizens at a public forum at Glen Alpine on Saturday. But local senior citizens who attended MP Greg Warren’s forum also wanted to know what had happened to Neighbourhood Watch and why they had to payRead more »
“What the hell are we doing here, these people are shooting at us.’’ Vietnam veteran Kerry Chisholm recalls that was the talk among Australian soldiers after they’d been involved in their first fire fight. Mr Chisholm, 78, of Bargo, was among the first group of Australian soldiers who were sentRead more »
Fox numbers are increasing in Macarthur’s rural and semi rural suburbs and the most effective strategy against them is to join forces with neighbours. That’s the key focus of the Menangle fox control spring campaign, which is about to start. Menangle resident Andrew Cameron says he’s keen to work withRead more »
